Tie and collar stay



Sept. 6, 1932. w. F. RAMONT TIE AND COLLAR STAY Filed Aug. 1. 1951 INVENT OR Randomi- ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 6, 1932 UNITED/STATES .wI LLIAn r. Ramona; or GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 'rIE AND coLnAns'rAY Application filed August 1, 1931. Serial No. 554.424.

*This invention relates to articles for use with the soft collars either of the attached or detached type such as are now commonly worn by men, to aid in keeping the front of the collar in a neat appearing condition.

" The principal object of my invention is to provide a device for the purpose which besides maintaining the-front of the collar or its flaps in the neat appearing condition from top to bottom will hold the tie, either of the bow or four-in-hand type, in snug fittin relation to the collar when once properly tie and will prevent the tie fromsubsequently dropping. The device isalso constructed or sha ed so that the natural and desired contour of the front edges ofthe collar flaps is maintained and an unduly s'tifi appearance is avoided. The device is also arrangedso as to give according to the Hare or angle of separation of the collar flaps, which angle'differs with diflerent styles of collar. The device is also arranged so that it may be easily mounted in place or removed from the collar without damage to same, and which does not need to be removed "every time the shirt or collar are taken off. Also the device is completely invisible when the collar. and tie are assembled in their proper rela tionship, so that nothing is exposed to give evidence of the presence of the stays.

A further object of the invention is to .produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly eife'ctive'for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means 0' such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims. 7 I In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views; c s c Fig. 1 is a front fragmentary outline of ;a collar and. tie assembly showing one form of the stay in place.

V Fig. 2 is a similar fragmentary view one flap of'the collar turned to show the mounting of one-of'the stay elementstherein. Fig. 3 is a perspective View ofthe complete stay detached." I

' Fig. 4 is'a similar view of another form of 5 thestay. a 'Fig. 5' is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the mounting of the latter form ofstay. The stays are made ofwire of a resilient and readily yieldable nature, and referring for the time being tothe type shown in Figs. 1 to 3,'each stay element comprises a relatively straight member somewhat shorter than the flap 2 of the collar at its end. At its lower end the member 1 isprovided with a small knob 3 or the like so as to'provide a rounded or blunt end which is not likely to pierce the fabric of the collar and project to the exterior. At its upper end said memher is formed with a sharp U-bend 4 which forms a resilient connection with a relatively short arm 5. This arm extends down alongside the member 1 in normally parallel relation thereto, and has a length substantially equal to the width of the tie barhB. Atits lower end the arm 5 is bent at a right an 1e to form a horizontally extending bar 6. 'I he bar on one stay element is formed on its outer, end with ahook 7 while the bar "on, the other element is formed with an eye 8 for detachable engagement with the'hook.

When mounting the stay in the collara hole 10 is punched by means of a suitable tool through one thickness of the outer and p liningfabric of the collar at the back orin- 6 side near the top and adjacent the edge of the flap, so as tocommunicate with the space formed between the usual double seams, The position of this hole is clearly indicated in t Fig. 2. The [knob 3 is 'then'iinserted '3 through the hole and the staymember l is pressed down so thatit is sheathed for its full length inside the collar, until the bend at is adjacent the holeglO. Stays suitable for collars havingdiflerent lengths of flap should be used, so that when the stay is thus positioned the nob 3 is some little distance short of the point of the collar. The arm 5 then remains outside the collar but, once at the back or under the flap it is not visible when the collar is properly associated with the shirt.

When both stay elements are in place the collar and tie are put on in the usual manner and the hook and eye of the bars are engaged under the bow or knot of the tie. The bars 6 then extend from in front of to behind the plane of the tie band which extends around the collar and then form supports for said band adjacent its junction with the bow or knot. Said band is-th'en prevented from dropping down and the knot or bow are thus held in their proper position between the flaps and relative to thetop of thecollar.

The wire of which thee lem'ents is made being resilient and readily yieldable, the angle between the members 1 when assembled in the collar may differ according to the with slight inward and outward bends'respectively as shown at 11, which allow the edges of the flaps to have a certain nonstraight or broken contour and avoid glving the collar too stiff an appearance.

In the form of stay shown in Figs. 4 and 5the same results are obtained but the con struction is somewhat different. In this form the members 12 and 13, which are the equivalent of the parts 1 and 5 in the first type, are-connected at the bottom of the stay and the members 13 extend nearly to the top of the members 12. Said members 13 at their up er ends are bent sharply over as atl t and then extend down a short distance as at 15;ithe hook and eye arms 6a being formed on and projecting from the lower ends .ofthe portions lb. V

. In mounting this type of stay on the collar thehole 10a in each flap is placed in such position that when the bend 14; of the stay element is adjacent. the hold, the lower ends of the members 12 and 13 are near the tip or point of the collar flap as shown in Fig. 5.

is preferably formed with a scroll arranged to rest flatlyagainst the back surface of the collar adjacent the top.

-The scroll 16 is, as-shown, bentslightly backward to fit and conform to, the slight backward tilt of the collar and thus make a more proper rest and support for holding the collar in a natural position.

The inverted U-construction 1 l15 provides resiliency and allows the stay to conform to any angle or ta er of the collar. Furthermore, bending bac ward, as it does, away from the necktie, it forms a socket wherein the knot of the tie rests snugly and is held in place until released by the unhooking of the stays. 1 p

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the .device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit'of the invention, as defined by the appended claims. j

Having thus described my invention what I claim as newand-useful and'desire to'secure by Letters Patent is:

p 1. A stay for-soft collars comprising'separate stay elements, each element including a relatively stiff member adapted to be insert- .ed in the flap of a collar from the back so as to extend substantially from top to bottom of the flap. adjacentlits edge, and means provided with both elements to detachably tie the same together; said members being bent out slightly from their:lower ends, and the upper ends ofthe members have a similar bend but in the oppositedirection.

v 2. A stay for soft collars comprisingseparate substantially straight stay elements adapted tofbe inserted in the. flap of a collar fromthe back,- bars extending toward each other from said elements intermediate their ends and having disengageable and cooperat-.

ing fastenings on their adjacent ends, and means integral with the bars andelements and formedin part with the latter for connecting the bars to theelements; said elements be ing bentout slightly for a short distance at their lower ends and being similarly bent at their upper ends but in the opposite, direction.

3. A stay for softcollars comprising separate stay elements,- each element including a substantially straight wire member adapted to be inserted in the'flap of a collar from the back so as to extend substantially from top to bottom of the flap, an arm connected to the member 'atits lower end and extending upwardly alongside the member to a point short of the upper endthereof, adownward U-bend on'the upper end ofthe arm, and a bar projecting horizontally from the lower end of the bend; the bars of both elements havingcooperating but disengageable fastening means on the outer ends of the bars. 4. A stay for soft collars comprisingseparate stay elements, each element including a relatively stiff member adaptedto be insert- 

